Brad Paisley Is Favorite Country Artist, Says Radio Survey Thu. March 12.2009 4:28 PM EDT
Brad Paisley ranks first among listeners' favorite country artists in a newly-released survey undertaken by the Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. and Edison Research. More than 13,000 listeners, who cited a country station as their primary station, took part in the poll. Paisley earned a 4.5 on a scale of 1-5. He was trailed by Brooks & Dunn and George Strait (4.4), as well as Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and Tim McGraw (4.3). The most popular emerging artists that survey participants "first learned about in the last year or two" were Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band. All-time favorites named by survey respondents were Strait, Chesney, Keith, Garth Brooks and Rascal Flatts. Kenny Chesney Schedules Greatest Hits: Vol. 2 for May 19 Thu. March 12.2009 12:49 PM EDT Kenny Chesney will release Greatest Hits: Vol. 2 on May 19. The compilation will include a new song, "Out Last Night," which Chesney co-wrote with Brett James during the Christmas holidays. Additional cuts include "I'm Alive" (his duet with Dave Matthews), "Anything but Mine," "Be as You Are," "Beer in Mexico," "Down the Road" (with Mac McAnally), "The Good Stuff," "I Go Back," "Living in Fast Forward," "Never Wanted Nothing More," "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems," "Summertime," "There Goes My Life," "When the Sun Goes Down" (with Uncle Kracker) and "Young." Chesney released his first Greatest Hits album in 2000. Brad Paisley, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood to Sing on American Idol Thu. March 12.2009 11:56 AM EDT Brad Paisley, Randy Travis and Carrie Underwood will all take part in American Idol's Grand Ole Opry week on Wednesday (March 18). Paisley will perform his new single, "Then," for the first time on national television. The single is from his forthcoming album, American Saturday Night. In addition, Travis and Underwood will perform a duet of "I Told You So," which Travis wrote. His version reached No. 1 on the country charts in 1988. Underwood's solo version is her current single. A new studio duet version of "I Told You So" will be available digitally the next day. American Idol contestants will select and perform songs popularized by Grand Ole Opry members on the episodes airing Tuesday and Wednesday (March 17-18). Paisley, Travis and Underwood are all members of the Opry. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
